SAI DEEPAK DEVADARI
East Hartford,CT
Summary
AML, KYC, and BSA professional with 3+ years of experience supporting U.S. and global financial institutions including PNC, HSBC, and Bank of America. Proven expertise in transaction monitoring, SAR investigations, EDD for high-risk customers, sanctions screening, and regulatory audit support under BSA, OFAC, FATF, and FATCA frameworks. Skilled in Actimize, Mantas (FCCM), SAS AML, Fircosoft, and World-Check. Strong analytics background with SQL and Power BI to reduce false positives, enhance monitoring scenarios, and improve investigative efficiency. Recognized for delivering audit-ready documentation, risk-based analysis, and data-driven compliance improvements.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fraud Analyst
PNC Bank
06.2025 - 02.2026
- Reviewed 10–20 AML alerts daily in Actimize and internal monitoring systems, identifying structuring, layering, and unusual transaction spikes to mitigate financial crime risks.
- Conducted watchlist and sanctions screening (Accuity, World-Check) and escalated potential hits for enhanced due diligence (EDD).
- Analyzed flagged financial transactions to identify suspicious activity and prepared AML compliance documentation.
- Drafted 25+ SAR narratives, ensuring regulator-ready documentation aligned with BSA requirements to support effective compliance efforts.
- Partnered with compliance analysts on AML/KYC cases and contributed to regulatory audit documentation.
- Maintained 100% audit-ready documentation accuracy during internal and regulatory reviews.
- Supported AML system enhancements and UAT for compliance workflows.
- Queried internal databases using SQL to extract and validate financial data for accurate reporting.
- Developed Power BI dashboards tracking alert volumes and investigator KPIs, enhancing reporting efficiency by 15% and facilitating data-driven decision-making.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and document business requirements (BRDs, SOPs).
- Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, and backlog grooming.
AML & KYC Analyst
HSBC
02.2024 - 04.2025
- Conducted 125–175 KYC reviews monthly for retail and corporate clients, ensuring adherence to BSA/AML and OFAC standards.
- Review and validate client documentation, including identification, ownership structures, and financial information, to assess risk levels and support regulatory reporting.
- Analyzed flagged transactions and reviewed alerts to support compliance teams in investigating potential AML/sanctions risks.
- Collaborated with Relationship Managers, Compliance Officers, and Operations teams to address documentation gaps, facilitating timely completion of KYC cases.
- Reduced KYC remediation backlog by 18% through process standardization and documentation updates.
- Maintained 100% documentation accuracy during compliance QA reviews and remediation projects.
- Participate in compliance training, regulatory workshops, and special projects, applying academic knowledge from degree coursework to practical financial risk management.
- ENVIRONMENT: KYC/AML Systems, HSBC internal compliance platforms, Transaction Monitoring Tools, Sanctions Screening Tools, Documentation Management Systems, MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
AML Analyst
GlobalLogic
09.2021 - 04.2023
- Conducted 30+ high-risk EDD reviews monthly, including complex ownership and foreign entity structures.
- Assessed complex customer risk indicators—geography, products/services, ownership structures, and business operations—to identify potential financial crime risks, enhancing risk management strategies.
- Evaluated customers source of funds, transactional behavior, and alignment with the stated purpose of the account to detect anomalies or suspicious activity.
- Prepared detailed EDD narratives and risk assessments with actionable recommendations for senior management and compliance stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making.
- Collaborated with first line of defense to communicate findings and provide subject matter expertise on high-risk customer types, strengthening risk mitigation strategies.
- Ensured full adherence to AML/BSA, OFAC, and internal KYC policies through accurate documentation and ongoing monitoring.
- Investigated emerging risk trends and customer typologies, escalating issues and proposing suitable control enhancements.
- Automated ETL processes using PL/SQL, improving data load efficiency by 25% and reducing batch failures.
- Implemented Python-based data enrichment modules for enhanced profiling of customer behavior and high-risk typologies in Mantas.
- Tuned FCCM Mantas alert thresholds, reducing false positives by 20–22% while maintaining regulatory sensitivity.
- Supported root-cause analysis and remediation of Mantas batch failures and data load discrepancies in coordination with DBA and infrastructure teams.
- Collaborated with Financial Crimes and Compliance stakeholders to gather functional requirements and translate them into scalable Manta’s customizations.
- Delivered production support for Mantas application components, including log analysis, performance tuning, and query optimization using PL/SQL and SQL Developer.
- Participated in release planning, scenario version control, and deployment of AML configurations via FCCM scenario deployment manager (SDM).
- Validated Mantas model outputs against regulatory reporting expectations, ensuring end-to-end traceability from source systems to SAR filing recommendations.
- ENVIRONMENT: Bank of America AML Systems, Accuity, World-Check, Internal AML Case Management Systems, SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Excel (Advanced – Pivot, Power Query), JIRA, Confluence, MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Education
MASTERS - DATA SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
01.2025
Skills
- Fraud detection
- Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
- Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
- Transaction Monitoring
- Risk Assessment
- Unusual activity detection
- KYC/AML Platforms
- BSA
- OFAC
- FATF standards
- PEP reviews
- SAR drafting
- Risk-based analysis
- Verafin
- Actimize
- SAS AML
- Mantas
- Fircosoft
- World-Check
- Advanced Excel
- Microsoft Power BI
- Python
- SQL
- MS Teams
- Quality control
- Analyst training
- Compliance teamwork
Certification
- The ABCs of the Banking and Insurance Business: AML, KYC, the NAIC, IFRS, and More (LinkedIn)
- The Future of AI for Finance and Accounting (LinkedIn)
- Anti-Money Laundering Concepts: AML, KYC, and Compliance (Udemy)
Timeline
Fraud Analyst
PNC Bank
06.2025 - 02.2026
AML & KYC Analyst
HSBC
02.2024 - 04.2025
AML Analyst
GlobalLogic
09.2021 - 04.2023
MASTERS - DATA SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN